threefold
adjective
three·fold
ˈthrē-ˌfōld 
-ˈfōld
2
: being three times as great or as many
a threefold increase
Examples of threefold in a Sentence
a threefold approach to solving the problem
Recent Examples on the Web
The drivers of services inflation have been threefold: Vehicle insurance, hospital insurance, and financial services.
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Bryan Mena, CNN, 10 Mar. 2024
The airline's specific routes, which fly to places like Mazatlán, Mexico, Texas, and Ohio, have seen a threefold increase in demand compared to previous years.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 25 Feb. 2024
An hour and a half from Cincinnati, the small city of Seymour is bracing itself for a threefold increase in population for the eclipse.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2024
The specific routes, which fly to places like Mazatlán, Mexico, Texas, and Ohio, have seen a threefold increase in demand compared to previous years, Alaska Airlines shared with Travel + Leisure.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 25 Feb. 2024
That very long number is only the result of a threefold exponentiation.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2024
More than 450 small farms operate on this 28-mile-long island, a threefold increase since 2007, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture report.
—Carley Thornell, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2024
Revenue from major women's sports should cross the $1 billion threshold in 2024, marking a threefold spike from just three years ago, according to a leading consulting and accounting firm.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2023
The benefit of investing in AI for skills development is threefold.
—Bypaige McGlauflin and Joseph Abrams, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2023
Bryan Mena, CNN, 10 Mar. 2024
The airline's specific routes, which fly to places like Mazatlán, Mexico, Texas, and Ohio, have seen a threefold increase in demand compared to previous years.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 25 Feb. 2024
An hour and a half from Cincinnati, the small city of Seymour is bracing itself for a threefold increase in population for the eclipse.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2024
The specific routes, which fly to places like Mazatlán, Mexico, Texas, and Ohio, have seen a threefold increase in demand compared to previous years, Alaska Airlines shared with Travel + Leisure.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 25 Feb. 2024
That very long number is only the result of a threefold exponentiation.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2024
More than 450 small farms operate on this 28-mile-long island, a threefold increase since 2007, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture report.
—Carley Thornell, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2024
Revenue from major women's sports should cross the $1 billion threshold in 2024, marking a threefold spike from just three years ago, according to a leading consulting and accounting firm.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2023
The benefit of investing in AI for skills development is threefold.
—Bypaige McGlauflin and Joseph Abrams, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2023
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threefold
adjective
three·fold
ˈthrē-ˌfōld
-ˈfōld
1
: having three parts or members
2
: being three times as great or as many
threefold
adverb
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